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elongate
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adjective (a)

  • Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of a leaf shape) long and narrow(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    linear
    source: wordnet30
  • having notably more length than width; being long and slender(adj.all)
    Example:
    An elongate tail tapering to a point.
    The old man's gaunt and elongated frame.
    Synonym:
    elongated
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make long or longer by pulling and stretching(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    stretch
    source: wordnet30
  • To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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